There's really no such thing as the agony of dying. I'm quite sure that pain is shut off at the moment of death. You see something happens when the body knows it's about to go. Peptide hormones are released by cells in the hypothalamus and pituitary gland. Endorphins. They attach themselves to the cells responsible for feeling pain.
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If you want to use a cliche you must take full responsibility for it yourself...
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I suggest that the introductory courses in science at all levels from grade...
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I start thinking about life after death. I've got to quit thinking about it...
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So here is one of my theories on happiness: we cannot know if we have lived a...
I'm not on the run from anything and I'm not at all clear about what I'm...
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I was in two episodes playing Christopher Reeve's character's emissary. They...
The death penalty is being applied in the United States as a fatal lottery.
As a reward for their efforts however those early Christians were beaten...
I think that much of this was running in background as I contemplated whether...